Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust

Filing 3

DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 10/12/2012, RECEIVED.[772474] [12-4547]

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THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,

11 CIVIL 6351 (HB)

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JUDGMENT

HATHITRUST, et al.,
Defendants.

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Whereas before the Court are two motions for judgment on the pleadings and three motions
for summary judgment; also before the Court are two unopposed motions for leave to file briefs as
amici, and the matter having come before the Honorable Harold Baer, Jr., United States District
Judge, and the Court, on October 10, 2012, having rendered its Opinion and Order denying
Plaintiffs' motions, granting in part and denying in part Defendants' motion for judgment on the
pleadings: the Associational Plaintiffs have Article III standing; the U.S. Associational Plaintiffs
lack statutory standing; and Plaintiffs' OWP claims are not ripe, granting Defendants' and
Defendant Intervenors' motions for summary judgment: their participation in the MDP and the
present application of the HDL are protected under fair use, and granting the two unopposed motions
for leave to file briefs as amici, it is,

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the
Court's Opinion and Order dated October 10, 2012, Plaintiffs' motions are denied; Defendants'
motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted in part and denied in part: the Associational
Plaintiffs have Article III standing; the U.S. Associational Plaintiffs lack statutory standing; and
Plaintiffs' OWP claims are not ripe; Defendants' and Defendant Intervenors' motions for summary
judgment are granted: their participation in the MDP and the present application of the HDL are

protected under fair use; and the two unopposed motions for leave to file briefs as amici are granted;
accordingly, the case is closed.

Dated: New York, New York
October 12,2012

RUBY J. KRAJICK
Clerk of Court

BY:
Deputy Clerk

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